ܒܢܝܡܝܢ

ܒܢܝܡܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܝ ܡ ܢ‎ (y m n)
3 terms

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין‎ (binyāmīn, literally “son of the right hand”) meaning son of good fortune. Compare the native ܒܲܪ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ‎ (bar yamīnā)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bɪn.jɑːmenː]

Proper noun

ܒܸܢܝܵܡܹܝܢ • (binyāmēn) m

1. Benjamin (the youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible)
   • Genesis 35:18:

     ‏ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܲܕ ܒܸܦܠܵܛܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܓܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (ܣܵܒܵܒ ܡܝܼܬ ܠܵܗ̇)، ܩܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܸܢ ܐܘܿܢܝܼ؛ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܵܒܘܼܗܝ ܩܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܫܸܡܹܗ ܒܸܢܝܵܡܹܝܢ.‎‎

     w-ē lāh kad biplāṭā ìwā gānoh (sābāb mit lāh), qrē lāh šimmā d-bronā bin onī; īnā bābuh qrē lēh šimmēh binyāmēn.

     And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni; but his father called him Benjamin.

2. a male given name
3. a surname transferred from the given name